[MARMAM] New paper: dialect differences among sympatric groups of pilot whales

2018-12-18 Thread Amy Van Cise
Dear MARMAM, On behalf of my co-authors, I'm happy to share a new publication on vocal dialect differences among sympatric groups of pilot whales in the Hawaiian Islands: Van Cise, A.M., Mahaffy, S.D., Baird, R.W., Mooney, T.A., Barlow J. (2018) Song of my people: dialect differences among sympat

[MARMAM] New Publication: A review of seal killing practice in Europe: Implications for animal welfare

2018-12-18 Thread Laetitia Nunny
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the publication of our paper in Marine Policy: “A review of seal killing practice in Europe: Implications for animal welfare” Laetitia Nunny, Mark P. Simmonds, Andrew Butterworth. Marine Policy 98 (2018) 121-132. The article is available open a

[MARMAM] UK & Ireland SMM Student Conference Reminder: Deadline 5th January 2019

2018-12-18 Thread UK Regional Student Chapter for the Society of Marine Mammals
Dear all, The committee of the UK and Ireland Regional Student Chapter (UKIRSC) of the Society for Marine Mammalogy are pleased to announce our 13th annual conference. This year our meeting will be held on the 24th–26th January 2019 at Swansea University, Wales. This is a free conference which ai

[MARMAM] New publication on predicting cetacean abundance and distribution

2018-12-18 Thread elizabeth.becker
Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the publication of the following paper in Diversity & Distributions: E.A. Becker, K.A. Forney, J.V. Redfern, J. Barlow, M.G. Jacox, J.J. Roberts, D.M. Palacios. Predicting cetacean abundance and distribution in a changing climate. Diversity & Distribut